Brisbane vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2016
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4617
$3092
🏠 One person rent
$1227
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$2041
$1076
🍽️ Food expenses
$503
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$2086
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
96
😀 Quality of life
97
95
🏙️ Population
2.71M
2.75M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 62% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 1792nd and 4366th ($2016 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 29th in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.7 months in Osaka. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 7th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Osaka

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Brisbane Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.64
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.51
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1443
$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1015
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2386
$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1744
$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$77.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.7
$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.36%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7172
$3491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4905
$2753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.37
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.5
$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.09
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.9
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.5
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$76
$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1504
$66.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7949
$8318

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1677
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2067
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2239
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1683
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1709
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1504
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1781
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1638
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1557
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1185
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1478
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1411
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1448
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1702
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2099
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1824
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1584
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2252
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2539
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1538
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1511
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1416
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1616
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2023
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1619
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1667
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1601
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1691
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1291
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1727
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1691
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1654
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2194
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1643
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1620
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1645

Cities near Osaka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1142
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1047
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1072
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1040
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1009
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1049
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1091
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1039
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1051
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1087
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1019
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1047
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1019
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$998
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1042
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1018
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1026
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1045
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$1008